From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Emerson Hotel
by Susan Couso
On the morning of June 6th, 1900, a devastating fire began in Stark’s blacksmith shop on the southeast corner of Roop St. and Main St. in Susanville. The fire was discovered around 3:15 a.m., but by that time it had already made...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Labor Trouble at Red River Lumber Part Two
by Susan Couso
Click here to read Part One of this story.
The C.I.O/I.W.A. claims of signing up 600 new members during the first few days of the strike may have been exaggerated, but it was obvious that they were ‘making headway.”
On July 12th, the C.I.O./I.W.A....
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Labor Trouble at Red River Lumber Part One
by Susan Couso
It was a company town, run by the company, and owned by the company. The head of the company made all of the decisions. By 1914, everything was thriving. The company mill was in full swing, and the streets had been laid...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: William Weatherlow
by Susan Couso
For many years after the town of Susanville was founded, Weatherlow Street was the eastern limit of the small settlement. One would think that the street was named for some famous general or highly ranked politician, but William Weatherlow had little acclaim...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Trail Through Susanville
by Susan Couso
Thousands of emigrants passed along the Nobles Trail into what was to become Lassen County. As they turned south onto the route of today’s Highway 395 and crested the rise, which is still called Viewland, they were amazed at the beautiful panorama...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Industrial Workers of the World
by Susan Couso
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or ‘Wobblies’) was formed in 1905 to promote better working conditions for workers who had been left out of protection under other unions.
Different from the American Federation of Labor (AFL) which was made up...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Mary Barr
by Susan Couso
By the 1920’s American women had been a part of tremendous change - the right to vote, transformations in fashion, new advances in communication and the media and labor-saving devices on the ‘home front’ allowed women to seek new pastimes, thoughts and...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Albert Halen
by Susan Couso
Sometimes people spend only a few years in Lassen County before moving on to somewhere with more hope, more promise or more interest. Albert Halen was one of these people.
Halen was born in Holland about 1852 and spent some time in the...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: Lassen County Place Names
by Susan Couso
Lassen County has some interesting place names, and there are also many misconceptions as to where these names came from.
Since we are in Lassen County we should probably begin with the name ‘Lassen.’ Most people around here have heard of Peter Lassen,...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Modoc Air Rodeo of 1931
by Susan Couso
Our neighbor to the north, Modoc County, has a lot in common with Lassen County. The climate, wildlife and the people are the same, and the sparsely populated county faces the same problems of being isolated from the rest of California. But...
From the Files of the Lassen Historical Society: The Gibson Ranch
by Susan Couso
Sometimes when people see a stately home, they think of how lucky the owners are. While ‘luck’ most certainly plays a part in a great number of successes, hard work and determination play a much larger role in most.
The beautiful Gibson Ranch...
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